Film magazine for cinematographic cameras



P G CAZES FILM MAGAZINE FOR CINEMATOGRAPHIC CAMERAS,

Filed Jan. 14, 1957 March 26, 1940.

March 26, 1940. P. a. CAZES FILM MAGAZINE FOR CINEMATOGRAPHIC CAMERAS Filed Jan. 14, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Paw! eorj ff- VENT R Patented Mar. 25, 1940 PATIENT OFFICE FILM MAGAZINE FOR CINEMATOGRAPHIC CAMERAS Paul Georges Cases, Paris, France, assi'gnor to Path Cinema, Anoiens Freres, Paris (Seine), France um, 1937, Serial No. 120,495

Application J I In France July, 17, 1936 7 Claims. The film magazines containing the sensitive film for cinematographic cameras usually comprise two cavities or recesses. The unexposed film is unwound in one of these recesses, and after pass- 5 ing before the lens situated outside of'thefilm magazine, it is wound in the other recess. In this manner, when the first recess is full, the second is empty, and inversely. In consequence,

.erable amount of space is lost to no avail.

10 The present invention relates to an a considimproved film magazine of reduced size for cinematographic cameras.

The said film magazine is chiefly characterized by the fact that on the one hand the distance between the centres of the two cavities or 15 recesses is greater than the radius and less than the diameter of the complete roll of film, and on the other hand, by the use of a movable partition which is thin and has a polished surface, this being permanently interposed between the two 20 rolls of film, whereof one is unwinding and ,the

other is winding, thus preventing all direct contact between the two sensitized surfaces in movement.

Owing to this feature, the size of the film maga- 26 zine is reduced, but without the serious drawback which would result from the contact between the supply roll of unexposed film which is unwinding, and the take-up roll of exposed film which is winding. Such contact would cause a continual a n the contrary, with the intermediate partition which is thin and has a polished surface, there will be no'direct friction between the two rolls, thus eliminating the aforesaid drawbacks.

The intermediate movable partition preferably consists of a blade which is pivotally mounted in the film magazine on an axle adjacent one of the generatrices common to the two recesses, and whose mean position corresponds to the secant plane common to the said recesses.

by way of example:

In the accompanying drawings, which are given Fig. 1 is a plan view of a film magazine in accordance with the invention, with the commencement of the unwinding.

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moved, the film rolls being in the position of the Etablissements mule Fig. 2 is a section of the said' magazine on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, one. larger scale.

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view of the film magazine, with the film rolls in the half-unwoundposition: I 5

Fig. 4 is another diagrammatic view of 'the magazine, the film rolls being now at the end of the unwinding.

Fig. 5 is a section of the partition on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6'shows diagrammatically a plan view of a modification. I I

In the embodiment herein represented, the film magazine consists of a box I to which is fitted, as usual, a cover which isnot shown.

The box I may consist of a moulded piece, of any suitable material, such as Bakelite, moulded material, or the like. I I

The said box I comprises two recesses 2 and 3 (Fig. 1) of cylindrical shape, but the distance a: between the axes 0 and 0 is less than the sum of the radii of these recesses, so as to reduce to a minimum the size of the film magazine in its longitudinal direction.

The said recesses 2 and 3 comprise, in the known manner, the'guideway 4 for the unwinding and the guideway 5 for the winding, respectively. The recess 3 further'comprises a winding core I which is rotatable on its axis 0 and serves to receive the film. The use of a core is not necessary in the recess 2.

A blade,8 'of metal or other material, such as Bakelite, fibre or the like, which can be polished and has no action upon the emulsion, is pivotally mounted in the recesses 2 and 3 in such manner that in its mean position (Fig. 1) it will be secant to the two recesses.

The pivot mounting of the said blade consists, for example, of a lug 9 (Fig. 2) which is formed at the end of the blade by recessing said blade at as H. The mg 9 is engaged in a cylindrical cavity Ill formed in the lateral wall of said film magazine. Theaxis of said cavity is situated in the plane MM (Fig. 1) which is secant to the two recesses and is adjacent one of the generatrices of the intersection of the walls of the two recesses. The said cavity I ll communicates with the interior of the recesses by an aperture or notch I I through which the said blade 8 passes. A raised portion i8 is formed in the box bottom and extends 5 through slot H. The said aperture ii limits the oscillations of the blade 8. A'washer l2, secured in a recess l3 formed in the film magazine above the end of the movable blade, serves to hold the latter in place.

A rib i4 is preferably formed in the bottom of the box in order to reduce to a minimum the triotion of the said blade 8 during its oscillations.

The blade 8 may also carry ribs or film guides l9 and III as shown in Figs. 2 and 5 in order to reduce the surface of contact between the blade and the film.

The operation is as follows. The loading of the film magazine is very simply efi'ected. The roll II of unexposed film is placed in the recess 2 and the film is attached to the core I of the recess 3 after threading it through the guideways 4 and I; the blade I is now in its lower position, thus separating the two film rolls lL-l 0 (Fig. l)

When the film is first unwound, the blade 8 is thus in its lower position (Fig. 1), and it is then gradually raised by the action of the take-up roll it whose diameter increases. The supply roll II expands, and its spirals spread apart.

Thus the blade 8, which is constantly tangent to the upper roll II and to the lower roll ll, serves as a movable partition and prevents all direct friction and all catching between the two rolls.

The upper and lower film rolls which thus guide the said blade between them during the whole of its movement, will keep it perpendicular to the end wall of the film magazine, thus preventing it from falling down and thus from jamming its axle 8 in the cavity l0.

Obviously, the said invention is not limited to the embodiment herein described and represented, which is given solely by way 01' example.

The separating partition 23 might also be secured at its ends as shown in Fig. 6 at 2i to two sliding members 24 and 25 adapted to slide on the walls of the recesses 2- and 3 in a direction parallel to a line passing through the axes 0 and 0' of the two recesses 2- and i In the case of oscillation, the pivot mounting and the securing might be difierent from what has been above indicated.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1.. A film magazine comprising a box provided with a supply recess adapted to contain a roll of film before exposure and a take-up recess adapted to contain the same roll of film after exposure, a rotatable core in the centre of said take-up recess on which one end of said roll of film is adapted to be attached. and a movable partition situated between the centres of said recesses, the distance between the centres or said recesses being substantially equal to the sum of the radii of the two halves of said roll when said roll is partly unwound from one recess and partly wound in the other recess augmented by the thicknessot said partition, whereby said partition is adapted to bear directly and tangentially with one face on the outer turn of the part 01' the roll 01' film contained in the supply recess and with its opposite face on the outer turn of the part of the roll of film contained in the take-up recess and to be displaced substantially towards and away from each centre or said recesses, so as to avoid direct contact between said outer turns of said two parts of the roll 0! film.

2. A film magazine according to claim 1, comprising iurther a pivot rotatably mounted betweensaid recesses at a distance from each centre oi said recesses greater than the radius oi a complete roll of film, said partition being secured on said pivot.

3. A film magazine according to claim 1, in which said box is provided with a hole at a distance from each centre or said recesses greater than the radius of a complete roll of film, said hole communicating with said recesses by a notch,

a pivot adapted to rotate in said hole, whereby the movements oi said partition are limited by the opposite walls of said notch;

4. A film magazine according to claim 1, in which said box is provided with a hole at a distance from each centre of said recesses greater than the radius or a complete roll oi film, the upper part of said hole communicating with said recesses by a notch, and said partition is formed by a blade provided near one end with a cut out part adapted to be insertedinto said notch and leaving at the end of the blade a portion adapted to be enzfled into said hole, wherebysaid blade is adapted to rotate about the axis of said hole and to be limited in its displacements by the opposite walls of said notch.

5. A film magazine according to claim 1. comprising further at least one rib provided on the bottom oi said box and on which the lower edge of said partition is adapted to bear.

6. A film. magazine according to claim 1, comprising further at least one rib on any one of the faces of said partition and on which said film is adapted to bear.

7. A film magazine according to claim 1, comprising iurther at least one rib on both faces oi.

. said partition and on which said film is adapted to bear.

PAUL GEORGES CAZES. 

